言わば

いわば

so to speak

What does 言わば mean?

言わば is a Japanese noun meaning so to speak in English. It is written as 言わば in kanji, いわば in hiragana, and iwaba in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その画家は、いわば永遠の少年だ。

The artist is eternally a boy.